Apple Updates the iMac With M4 Chip (theverge.com)
(Monday October 28, 2024 @12:45PM (msmash)
from the better-than-ever dept.)
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- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/10/28/169206/apple-updates-the-imac-with-m4-chip
- Source link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24273124/apple-imac-m4-chip-announced-price-release-date
Apple has updated the iMac lineup with an M4 chip. The new iMac, announced this morning, includes [1]an M4 chip with an 8-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU . The entry-level model costs $1,299 with two Thunderbolt USB-C 4 ports, while the higher-end models start at $1,499 and have four ports. The Verge:
> It's also bundled with accessories that now use USB-C charging ports instead of Lightning. Like the prior model, the new iMac has a 24-inch, 4.5K display. However, Apple is offering a new "nano-texture glass option" for $200 extra, which is supposed to help reduce reflections and glare.
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> Additionally, the iMac's base RAM has been doubled to 16GB over the prior model, with the ability to configure the higher-end option with up to 32GB. Apple's new iMac also comes with a 12MP webcam, along with new Apple Intelligence features that are starting to roll out today, such as AI-powered writing and editing features and a redesigned Siri.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24273124/apple-imac-m4-chip-announced-price-release-date
> It's also bundled with accessories that now use USB-C charging ports instead of Lightning. Like the prior model, the new iMac has a 24-inch, 4.5K display. However, Apple is offering a new "nano-texture glass option" for $200 extra, which is supposed to help reduce reflections and glare.
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> Additionally, the iMac's base RAM has been doubled to 16GB over the prior model, with the ability to configure the higher-end option with up to 32GB. Apple's new iMac also comes with a 12MP webcam, along with new Apple Intelligence features that are starting to roll out today, such as AI-powered writing and editing features and a redesigned Siri.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24273124/apple-imac-m4-chip-announced-price-release-date
Login (Score:3)
by 0xG ( 712423 )
Will it let you login locally, or do you need permission from the mother ship?
At least the base model finally comes (Score:2)
by rsilvergun ( 571051 )
With 16 GB of RAM. I saw several reviews complaining about the eight gigs of RAM causing performance problems if you were doing anything more complicated than watching YouTube videos. It left me wondering what the heck anyone was using and iMac for. I mean who really wants to spend $1,300 on a device to do basic computing? You can do that on a Chromebook for 150 bucks...
Distopian video (Score:4, Informative)
It's the first time I actually watched a whole Apple announcement video in a while.
It seems erringly ... distopian? Uncanny valley-ish?
The features all - as usual - look like stuff we've all had for years, if you wanted to.
But what especially turns me off are those strangely robotic 'happy people' they aways show. Like the video call of people happily watching another person acoomodating stuff on their desk? WTF?
Also note that the first thing they mentioned - twice - is that you can get different colors now. Wow.